Heat Wave Island (1969)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Drama
Release: 1969-10-29
Director: Kaneto Shindō
Writers: Kaneto Shindō
Language: Japanese
Stars: Nobuko Otowa , Juzo Itami , Daigo Kusano , Ichirō Sugai , Tanie Kitabayashi , Hisano Yamaoka , Masanobu Oki , Mika Matsui , Jūkichi Uno , Eitarō Ozawa
Runtime: 103 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Żar z nieba (Poland) , かげろう（1969） (Japan) , Kagerô , Heat Wave Island (United States of America)
Plot: Otowa is a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find work, but instead ends up dead. The film begins with the discovery of her corpse, which leads to an investigation that uncovers the narcotics, prostitution, and murder in which many poor farmers had found themselves trapped after World War II.
IMDB:tt0064530